Maybe it was just that he was tired of. tying for a woman he had come to realise was not worth loving by him, or it was just time or the presence of his sister, no one could tell exactly but Jason began to take an interest once more in his life. He went back to work and all his employees were happy to have him back. He threw himself into his work with a vengeance. He did not allow his thoughts to stray to Rebecca.

His sister had made sure that all the pictures and portraits of Rebecca even the ones she and Jason had taken together was removed from the walls where they had been placed or the photo album.

She wanted to wipe the memory of Rebecca from her brother.

Jason stopped drinking and within a week, he hated the smell of alcohol. He could not tolerate it

He left a few in his bar just for formality sake, in case he had guests who preferred that.

He heeded his sister's advice and visited the gym regularly.

In the mornings, he jogged for about half an hour to an hour before breakfast and then off to work.

True to her word,The divorce papers came one morning and after reading through it, he signed it. He was going to give her the divorce so that she would be gone from his life entirely. He wanted to forget her and everything that reminded him of her and her insincerity.

He remembered how she would cozy up to him, 'Darling, you know I love you, don't you?'

'Of course and I love you too'. He would answer smiling because he knew that she was about to make one demand or the other.

'Well, My wardrobe need changing. I now wear outdated cloths and it is not befitting of the wife of a billionaire CEO like you, you know'. she would say stroking him and getting him to feel horny that he agreed. Though she didn't have to go that far because he was always ready to do anything for her and she knew it and took advantage of it at every turn but he was never bothered because he felt that he was working for her. If Rebecca did not spend and enjoy his money as his wife, then who would.

She would mention an amount that was shocking but he would not be bothered but obliged her.

At night, alone in his room, surrounded by empty space, his loneliness made itself felt with full force. He recalled how it had been between them. It had been so hot. Rebecca was a very hot woman. Sophisticated and worldly. All which had attracted him to her in the first place.

Her sexy eyes always set his body ablaze and she knew it. She knew the hold she had on him and used it always to her advantage.

When they made love, the way she twisted her body, moaned and cried like someone who was being flogged or someone who was was in the throes of unbearable sexual ecstasy which was what he had been experiencing in any case and assumed that it must be the same with her. Her response during love making was both exciting and exhilarating. There was no way any man would not be encouraged or fall in love with her after having such an incredible experience with her but why was he thinking all this? It was all in the past now and he would do well to remember that and stop crying over spilt milk.

He recalled her full firm breasts. He would always nurse at her breast, calling her his mum and imploring her to feed him with her nutritious breasts. Of course, that would turn into another round of lovemaking. Because she would moan as he nursed at her breasts and pull his head further down her breasts and wrap her legs round him and often times, she had nothing on and they would lose control and end up devouring each other. So where had it all gone wrong?

To him, those intimate moments might have been memorable but it obviously hadn't been to her. He had thought they were making incredible love but it must have been nothing but sex to her. She had said as such in her letter anyways.

He gave himself a shake. This had to stop. He got up, went downstairs and put the door to the pool in the premises for a quick soak.

He swam for sometime and got out, towelled himself and went back in. The water had been as cold as he wanted it His was supposed to bring the cold reality of his situation to the fore so that he didn't start having any illusions and it did just that and he fell asleep as soon as he got back inside.

Sally who didn't sleep much but woke at the slightest noise had heard him leave his room and had listened to hear where he would go to fearing that he was going to the bar because she could understand how lonely he must be feeling but she heaved a sigh of relief when the front door opened. Then she went to her window to see what he was up to and was in time to hear him dive into the pool.

That was an improvement. She believed that her work there was done and that she would have Togo home soon to her husband and children. She missed her beautiful daughter and handsome son. She spoke to them often since she came here but it still was not the same as being there with them.

She was glad of the improvement. She decided to stay a couple more days to assure herself before going back home to her family. She was missing her husband as well, so she understood perfectly what her brother was having to deal with especially at night.

He would have to get a girlfriend and soon too. Love can come later. All they needed was for them to be sufficiently attracted to each other. That was going to be another thing she would have to do before going back home.

Sally set to work immediately. There was no time to waste. Jason had to have a bed mate, a girlfriend who would at least warm his bed at night and cause the loneliness he felt if not to disappear completely but at least to be reduced to the barest minimum.

She organized a party n their mansion. Alot of guests were invited. Many of them their friends and others, acquitance.

The place was full and there were alot of single beautiful ladies in attendance.

Alot had come to try to win the billionaire over. He was now the most eligible bachelor in town afterall. Sally did not want to get her brother hooked to just anybody. The experience they had had with Rebecca was enough to last them a lifetime without having to repeat the same mistake.

Just as she had suspected, the bank manager had called to intimate Jason on the state of the joint account he had in the bank.

'As at a minute ago, you have $0'.

'But how is that possible? Is there a month that I do not deposit about a million dollars?'

'You had a mouth watering sum until a few days ago when your wife came into the bank and transfered the money into another account. We did not feel the need to ask her approval because we felt you had already given it. Remember you had told us that your wife was free to come in and use the funds in that account as she deemed fit and that we should not bother asking for your approval because we already had it by default?'

Jason rembered. The money in her account should have been enough but her greed had led her to emptying their joint account as well.

He wondered what would happen when she and her lover finished the money. would she leave Terry for a richer man or start prostituting? She definitely would not dream of coming back to him because he was damned if he would take her back.

He had wanted to make her one of the signatories to other accounts he owned but had not seen the need for that. He wondered now what would have happened if he had.

He saw the way alot of ladies were giving him the eye at the party but he found that his distrust of the female folks could not allow him enjoy their company.

He decided that they were good for only one thing and that was gracing his bed. He had decided that the best thing to do to guard against another heartbreak was to flee any form of commitment but to take his pleasure wherever he found it.

As Sally came towards him at the party with a beautiful girl called Deborah.

She was a fashion designer. Sally introduced them and they startedd discussing.

Truth be told, Jason was not really ready for any relationship even one lacking commitment but to make his sister happy, he endured the discussion with Deborah.

He found her boring and knew her kind was one that would need commitments and he was not willing nor ready to give that. After a while, he excused himself and another sophisticated lady came wadding towards him. She was wadding because that was the only way he could describe the way she was moving towards him.

He recognised her. She had always made passes at him even while he was still married to Rebecca. He had not given her the time of day then and didn't think that he would give it to her now.

Sophia Palmer was a divorcee. She had been married three times and had divorced all three of her husband's and was a woman of loose morals. Anyone with a full pocket could have her.

He walked briskly away before she got to where he was.

When he got back, some friends he had spoken to came toward him with a pretty girl who they introduced as their new neighbour who they had invited to the party so that she would not feel alone.

Jason felt intrigued. He got to discussing with her and they seemed to get alone and they agreed to a date sometime the following week.

Sally saw this and from a distance assessed the girl and realised that she could not have chosen a better partner..

She heaved a sigh and came towards them for introductions.

'Jason, may I meet this pretty lady you have been speaking with?'

'Oh, this is Phoebe Walkman. She is the new neighbour of the Simpsons.

Phoebe, this is my elder sister, Sally Whitman'.

'I am pleased to meet you ma'am', Phoebe said.

'No, you don't. Ma'am makes me feel old. Please do call me Sally. All my friends do'.

'It's a pleasure meeting you Sally', Phoebe amended.

'The pleasure is all mine. You must be a good friend to my brother or you will answer to me', she said jokingly and they all laughed. Though Jason felt a little uncomfortable.

Phoebe had been briefly told that Jason was an eligible bachelor and she was in need of a husband and if that husband happened to be rich, then so much the better.

She was not going to allow such a golden opportunity pass her by. She had seen the shadow lurking in his eyes and knew instantly that he must have been hurt recently and she was determined to take advantage of it.

She would do anything she could to get close to this Jason man and other things would definitely follow swiftly, the way she planned it.

She looked deep into his eyes and found him looking at her with amusement.

She blushed be ause she felt that he had somehow read her mind.

'You were so lost in thought. Hope I am not being a nuisance?' Jason asked, pretending not to have read her mind

'No, of course not. I was just thinking what a lucky woman your wife or girlfriend must be'. She said coyly.

Jason smiled because her utterance had just confirmed what he had suspected.

Her words did not hurt as much as it would have previously, funny enough because he was determined to go on with his life and not ruin it because of someone who was not worth it.

'You do not have to worry about that. There is no woman in my life presently and I love it that way, Champagne?'

He asked as he picked another cup from the servants passing by with a tray of drinks on his hands.

'Please', She replied,accepting the cup with a smile.

You may think that you like it that way but I shall change your mind soonest, you wait and watch. She thought to herself as she smiled at him again mischieviously.

Phoebe Walkman had come to Lake District from the city of London. She had had a job there as Sales Representative in a textile company.

She had a steady boyfriend, Richard who was not employed. They had known each other for a very long time and had been lovers for just as long.

She had been the one footing the bills and caring for him. In fact she did everything for him but found out that he was not as faithful as he claimed to be. He was busy milking other girls like her. promising to love them for all eternity.

She confronted him one day after her friends had told her of his activities.

'Richard baby', said started one day after a steamy love making.

'Hmmmm?' he murmured obviously sated.

'Carol and her friends told me something the other day but I refused to believe them because I know my man and my man could never do what they had accused him of'.

Richard could not believe that Carol had gone ahead and told Phoebe about him.

'And what may that be?'

'She said something about having caught you with different girls at different occasions and that you had seen her as well but had seemed unremorseful. She Confronted you on a couple of occasions and you asked her to mind her own business'.

'Really? And what was your reaction to that?' Richard asked. His feelings for her had grown cold. He had other options now. He knew he was lazy but his goodlooks and charisma had always attracted the ladies to him and made them make alot of sacrifices for him. He could afford to let Phoebe go. There were others in the line. Yet he still wanted to play his cards well. Because a hundred geese laying the golden egg was better than just a few but he would sooner get rid of anyone of them that wanted to burst his bubble.

'I told her that I didn't believe her and that you could never do such a thing to me. We both have come a long way. But she insisted I ask you about it. I am just trying to fulfill all righteousness. Tell me sincerely, why would Carol lie about this? She's never done this before'.

Richard decided to play Carol game against her.

'What you don't know baby is that Carol has been jealous of our relationship for a very long time now. She has wanted me to herself. I can't tell you everything. It is just that I like her alot because she is your friend. But I could not betray you that way and definitely not with your friend but she would not have it. So, if she sees me speaking to a girl, she assumes the worst.

She's even asked me why I would speak to another girl when she was there ready for me but I had ignored her,thinking that my own baby Phoebe does not even stop me from socializing, how would this jealous wench do that?

I did not know that the matter was as serious as this. Now it is not enough that she wants us to be secret lovers,she now wants to come between us,drive a wedge, so that she can be with me without interruptions. How disloyal can this girl be? Richard wailed.

His acting was so impeccable that Phoebe had not known what to do. She could not believe that Carol could do such a thing. But then again, one can really not know the thoughts that lurk in the hearts of people.

Since Ralph had jilted Carol,she had been unable to find another man to call her own. Could it be then that she had been eyeing her own man,plotting to make him hers?

Could Carol have cooked up this story of Richard's unfaithfulness just to break them up and claim him as hers?

She did not know what or who to believe. Both of them had been so convincing.

She had had to start seeing her boss on the side to be able to meet the riding demands of Richard. He didn't know this of course and she wanted it to remain that way. She was doing all this with the hope that she and Richard would eventually get married. She was not getting any younger.

She decided to be diplomatic about it and carry out her own investigation.

Richard seeing her indecision, tried harder to convince her through emotional blackmail.

'I can see that you do not believe me. That is the kind of love you have for me, is that not so?

You claim to love me but you do not trust me. We have been seeing each other for how long now? Many years. Yet the first news you heard about me, painting me in a bad light, you believe instantly. You believe your friend over your fiance? Wonderful!'

He made to get up from the bed feigning anger and Phoebe had to placate him.

'You got it all wrong. Just like I have been with you for a very long time now, I have also been with Carol since forever. All these are confusing. I do not doubt either of you and yet I cannot ignore what both of you have told me. I just want to digest it but if it makes you feel any better, I do not think you are being unfaithful to me. With what money would you care for the girl or girls? You couldn't be keeping another girl by the side, using the money I laboured for to take care of her. That would be the height of wickedness and you are incapable of that. Rest assured that my faith is in you'.

Richard lay back on the bed but decided that he had to start looking for an alternative accomodations where he would have enough privacy and where it would not leave him stranded in the event that this fool be ame wise to his activities and throw him out because he knew that he'll had no fury than a woman scorned.

To take her mind off their discussion,he drew her into his arms again and started stoking her breast.

She moaned with pleasure, forgetting the discussion they had been having.

By the time Richard took her nipples into his mouth, she was as wet as a soaked wool.

Richard who had an appointment with one of his money breeding ladies, immediately thrust his penis into her and started driving them both to the abyss of mindless pleasure.